Agnes de Houghton

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷²⁰
Sir Thomas Banastre, K.G., married Agnes, duaghter of Sir Adam de Hoghton, by his wife, Ellen Venables.

~ County Families of Lancashire and Cheshire, p. 393

• Background Information. ¹³⁸
Sir Thomas Banastre married, before 1355, Agnes, daughter of Sir Adam de Houghton (son of Sir Richard de Houghton, by Sibilla, sister of Henry de Lee). Their son and heir, Edward Banastre, was a minor at his father's death, and died shortly afterwards, leaving an only daughter named Constance, his heir, who became the wife of William the son of Sir Richard de Balderstone, Knight. William de Balderstone died in 1407, leaving issue by Constance Banastre (who died before her husband), Richard de Balderstone, their heir, who upon attaining his majority, had livery, 18 Mar 1422, of the same lands which had been held by Sir Thomas Banastre and his son Edward. Richard died in 1459, leaving his wife Joan, a son William and two daughters, Ellen the wife of Thomas Radcliff of Wimmersely, and Elizabeth, the wife of John Osbalderston.

~ Memorials of the Order of the Garter, pp. 205-210

Agnes married Sir Thomas Banastre Knight of the Garter, son of Sir Adam Banastre Knight and Petronilla.¹³⁸ (Sir Thomas Banastre Knight of the Garter was born about 1320 in Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire, England and died on 16 Dec 1369 at Sea ⁸²⁷.)